The history of The Esplanade goes back all the way to the early 19th century, when the British arrived at Singapore. Back then, the area near the mouth of the Singapore River was a stretch of forest, with some huts of the natives scattered around. The coastline was also about 65m inwards, roughly at the present-day Connaught Drive, before the 1843 and 1922 reclamations expanded the land to where Esplanade Park is standing today.
After the founding of Singapore in 1819, the British built government buildings and residential houses around Esplanade. Festival celebrations, social gatherings and sporting events such as horse-racing and tennis were held at the nearby Padang.
The history of The Esplanade goes back all the way to the early 19th century, when the British arrived at Singapore. Back then, the area near the mouth of the Singapore River was a stretch of forest, with some huts of the natives scattered around. The coastline was also about 65m inwards, roughly at the present-day Connaught Drive, before the 1843 and 1922 reclamations expanded the land to where Esplanade Park is standing today.After the founding of Singapore in 1819, the British built government buildings and residential houses around Esplanade. Festival celebrations, social gatherings and sporting events such as horse-racing and tennis were held at the nearby Padang.
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